It’s unusual for the Wall Street Journal to have an article about sports, but there was a recent WSJ editorial about the lack of success in the NFL by Heisman Trophy winners: In the modern era of the NFL, only a
Pope and Chief Rabbi
The Chief Rabbi of Israel and the Pope are in a meeting in Rome. The Rabbi notices an unusally fancy phone on a side table in the Pope’s private chambers. “What is that phone for?” he asks the pontiff. “It’s
Stud Farm
A farmer got in his pickup, drove to a neighboring farm and knocked at the farmhouse door. A young boy about 12 opened the door. “Is your dad home?” the farmer asked. “No, sir, he ain’t” the boy replied. “He
Great Weekend for Dayton College Basketball
On Saturday afternoon, the entire family watched on television as the Dayton Flyers beat the 11th ranked Louisville Cardinals, 70 – 65. Saturday night, Bear and I went to the Nutt House to watch the Wright State Raiders upset the 13th
The Original Dot Coms
Here is an interesting list of the first dot com sites registered in the mid 1980s. Some of the large technology companies are well known, such as Lockheed, Northrop, and Alcoa. There are also companies which have since been acquired
Why Do People Hate the Jews?
Son Leonard forwarded this link to me on “Why Do People Hate the Jews?”
The Laws of Work
More goodies from StrangeCosmos… If you can’t get your work done in 24 hours a day, work 25 hours. If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done. No matter how much you do, you never do enough.
Business Trip to Vegas
I just returned from a business trip to Las Vegas for the 2007 Defense Manufacturing Conference. This is an annual 3-day meeting where roughly 1,000 managers from various aerospace companies get together with the Department of Defense to discuss projects
War with Moral Authority
The famed author, Shelby Steele, had an interesting commentary in the Wall Street Journal about the authority needed to properly wage war. In the eyes of many around the world, and many Americans as well, we lack the moral authority
If Women Designed the World
Edge Designs is an all-women run company that designs interior office space. They had a recent opportunity to do an office project in New York City. The client allowed the women of this Company a free hand in all design